Bonnie Roberts works part-time as a teller at Commonwealth Bank, but at this time of the year, she is a full-time elf.

Roberts, along with other board members of the service unit of the Shelby County Salvation Army, is dedicated to making sure the disadvantaged children in Shelby County are taken care of for Christmas.

The Shelbyville City Council learned at its meeting Thursday about a decision that potentially makes things safer for our area’s school children.

Shelbyville Police Chief Robert Schutte informed the council that the police department has not been using the outside firing range, located between Southside and Clear Creek elementary schools this year.

We were surprised to learn last week – as were members of the Shelbyville City Council, apparently – that the Shelbyville Police Department had decided to do the right thing: eliminate target practice from its shooting range off Kentucky Street.

This range became an issue in October 2009 because of concerns raised by a former sergeant about officers’ firing live ammunition in the vicinity – a few hundred yards – of two elementary schools and aimed in the direction of one of th

Some retailers in Shelby County are banking that a modest rebound in the nation’s economy will translate into a more prosperous holiday shopping season.

The traditional day-after-Thanksgiving jumpstart to the annual big buying campaign kicked off early this morning for many local businesses, with many carrying extra inventory in anticipation of a strong retail showing.